Iraq’s top Shia leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has warned there will be “dire consequences on the region” if Iran’s “supreme religious and political leadership” are targeted, reports Al Jazeera.
Such action could cause “widespread chaos that would exacerbate the suffering of [the region’s] people and severely harm everyone’s interests”, said al-Sistani, who is the highest religious authority for millions of Shia Muslims in Iraq and around the world.
He called on the international community to “make every effort to end this unjust war and find a peaceful solution” to Iran’s nuclear programme.
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